Development of a mechatronic intra-row weeding system with rotational hoeing tools: Theoretical approach and simulation

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 166-174

  Gobor, Z ^a   Schulze Lammers, P ^a   Martinov, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Digital prototype; Intra row weed control; Kinematical analysis; Mechanical weed control; Mechatronic weeding system; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DEVICES; END EFFECTORS; TOOLS; TRAJECTORIES; WEED CONTROL;

ANGULAR POSITIONS; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; DIGITAL PROTOTYPE; KINEMATICAL ANALYSIS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL APPROACH; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPE;

CROPS;

CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; MECHANICAL CONTROL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84883636303     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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